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10  may     06h24
Plane carrying Spanish passengers from hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship leaves for Madrid
IAIN SULLIVAN and SUMAN NAISHADHAM    Nobody among the more than 140 people on the MV Hondius is showing symptoms of the virus, authorities said.
    13h06
Xia De-hong, 94, dies; persecuted in China, she starred in daughter’s memoir
Adam Nossiter    A victim of torture and humiliation as an official in Mao Zedong’s administration, she was the central figure in her daughter’s memoir, Wild Swans...
    06h03
Iran war ceasefire tested as cargo ship catches fire and Kuwait, UAE repel drone attacks
The Associated Press    The shaky ceasefire in the Iran war faces new challenges as drone attacks occur in the Gulf region.
    12h00
Bodies retrieved from Indonesian volcano after eruption kills 3 hikers
NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN    Search teams involving nearly 100 personnel faced extreme terrain and continuing volcanic activity.
    08h33
Drone hits ship near Qatar as US awaits Iran peace plan response
Salma El Wardany, Arsalan Shahla    The conflict that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28 has upended oil and gas markets.
    11h42
Iran war could make Trump’s trip to China a bit chillier than his first-term visit
WILL WEISSERT    President Trump is expected to only spend parts of three days on the ground in China.
    11h15
Russia accuses Ukraine of violating US-brokered three-day truce
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS    Two people were injured by Ukrainian shelling in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson region, said Vladimir Saldo, the area’s Moscow...
    06h47
Death toll rises to 14 in Pakistan suicide attack. Pakistan Taliban splinter group claims blast.
RIAZ KHAN    Authorities report that the death toll from a suicide attack on a security post in northwest Pakistan has risen to 14 police officers.
    05h12
The Cannes Film Festival is about to begin. Here are the key films making their debut.
JAKE COYLE    The eyes of the movie world will be on the Cannes Film Festival for 12 days this week.
    04h58
Qatar sends first LNG shipment through Hormuz since war started
Stephen Stapczynski, Weilun Soon    A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from Qatar appears to have transited the Strait of Hormuz, marking the country’s first export out of the...
09  may     11h32
Iran warns the US against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships but cease-fire appears to hold
ADAM SCHRECK and SAMY MAGDY    Washington awaits Iran’s response to its latest proposal for a deal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping and roll back Tehran’s...
    11h09
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed
IAIN SULLIVAN and ELENA BECATOROS    The WHO, Spanish authorities, and cruise company Oceanwide Expeditions said nobody on the Hondius is currently showing symptoms of the virus.
    19h21
Why anti-war protests are happening in Japan
Kiuko Notoya, John Yoon    A no war sentiment has been growing louder in Japan, in response to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to steer the nation away from its pacifist...
    18h38
Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security
Associated Press    Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence in victory in Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow marking the defeat of Nazi Germany...
    18h14
Hungary’s Péter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule
JUSTIN SPIKE    Hungary’s Péter Magyar has taken his oath of office to become the country’s new prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán’s autocratic 16-year rule.
    17h34
Venice Biennale opens without a jury amid strife over Russian and Israeli participation
COLLEEN BARRY    Geopolitical tensions have spilled over into the Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition.
    17h30
Ghost of the forest’ returns to Kenya as conservationists reintroduce rare antelope into the wild
EVELYNE MUSAMBI    The mountain bongo is being reintroduced into the wild by conservationists to increase the number of the rare antelope that are indigenous to Kenya’s...
    17h27
The French couple that tried to burgle 29 churches in 3 months
Catherine Porter, Ana Castelain    The extraordinary three-month spree heightened a wider sense of alarm in France that the country may be unable to protect its cultural heritage.
    17h22
Britain’s electorate is splintering.’ Can its system stand the strain?
Michael D. Shear    If British voters wanted to send a message to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Thursday’s elections were practically a primal scream.
    14h22
World’s 2 most powerful men are set to meet this week. Here’s what to know.
Lily Kuo    President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, are scheduled to meet in Beijing on Thursday in a summit that could shape the relationship between...
    04h33
China says April exports jump 14.1% from a year ago ahead of Trump-Xi summit
CHAN HO-HIM    The data were released just days ahead of a planned meeting between US President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.
    07h28
Moscow marks Victory Day with a Red Square parade under tight security
The Associated Press    Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade on Saturday.
    10h25
Israel tightens grip on Gaza as deadlock with Hamas persists
Dan Williams, Fares Akram, Fadwa Hodali    Israel has expanded its control of Gazan territory and is considering more intense military action, further squeezing the war-torn enclave.
    09h42
Hungary’s Péter Magyar is set to be sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule
JUSTIN SPIKE    Magyar’s center-right Tisza party defeated Orbán’s nationalist-populist Fidesz in a stunning blow last month.
    04h44
Trump’s deal making with Xi next week may determine Hong Kong jailed activist Jimmy Lai’s fate
KANIS LEUNG    Trump has expressed sympathy for Jimmy Lai.
    07h02
US sanctions Chinese satellite imagery companies over Iran war
Julia Fioretti    It comes just a week before an expected and long-awaited summit between US President Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
    06h37
US said to suspect Nvidia chips smuggled to Alibaba via Thailand
Mackenzie Hawkins, Kari Lindberg    US prosecutors laid out allegations detailing the overall operation in a March indictment that sent Super Micro shares into freefall.
    05h33
Vatican sending new signals of openness but limitations in outreach to LGBTQ Catholics
NICOLE WINFIELD    The Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to minister to LGBTQ Catholics in the Pope Leo XIV era.
08  may     14h32
What we don’t know about the hantavirus outbreak as the cruise ship nears Spanish territory
MOLLY QUELL    The vessel is expected to reach the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa, early Sunday.
    09h17
Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
SUMAN NAISHADHAM    The vessel is expected to arrive Sunday at the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa.
    04h02
US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz
The Associated Press    Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he hopes to receive a serious offer from Iran later Friday.
09  may     00h55
US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves a survivor
The Associated Press    Southern Command said it immediately notified the US Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivor.
08  may     21h23
David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100
DANICA KIRKA    The world’s most famous wildlife presenter is likely to be uncomfortable with all the attention as he celebrates his 100th birthday on Friday, said...
    21h03
What Russia’s low key Victory Day celebrations reveal about Putin and the war in Ukraine
DASHA LITVINOVA and BARRY HATTON    Tensions are high as Russia prepares to celebrate its most important secular holiday.
    19h39
After months of arguing, Taiwan lawmakers approve 25 billion for US arms
Chris Buckley, Amy Chang Chien    Taiwan had been under pressure from the Trump administration to increase military spending.
    07h43
Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican
GIADA ZAMPANO    Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Tehran was attempting to assert control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, calling the move unacceptable...
    14h03
Man pleads not guilty to charge of threatening behavior toward ex-Prince Andrew
the Associated Press    The denial came after reports that Mountbatten-Windsor was threatened by a masked man while walking dogs near his home.
    07h24
Pope Leo XIV sought a pastoral role in his first year, but verbal sparring with Trump intervened
NICOLE WINFIELD    Leo began his improbable papacy promising to work for unity in a polarized world and church, and at the one-year mark, he seems to be delivering.
    06h32
Man charged with harassing former Prince Andrew near his home
The Associated Press    Alex Jenkinson, 39, is due at Norwich Magistrates Court on Friday to face two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior to...
07  may     07h52
US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
ADAM SCHRECK and ELENA BECATOROS    US Central Command said in a social media post that US forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes.
    08h18
Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality
The Associated Press    None of the remaining passengers or crew on the ship are currently symptomatic, the Netherlands-based Oceanwide Expeditions cruise ship company said.
    21h53
Global health officials race to track hantavirus but predict limited’ outbreak
Claire Moses, Aimee Ortiz, Rylee Kirk    Health officials in a growing list of countries scrambled Thursday to track people connected to a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus on a cruise ship....
    23h32
Trump hosts Brazil’s leader after months of ups and downs
Adam B. Ellick    Trump said that he and President Luiz Inácio Lula had discussed many topics including trade, but the two leaders did not make the joint appearance...
    22h01
Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio’s fence-mending visit over Trump attacks
NICOLE WINFIELD and MATTHEW LEE    The Vatican says the need to work tirelessly in favor of peace was discussed in talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
    20h00
Data suggests struggle in cockpit before deadly China Eastern plane crash
James Glanz    For more than four years, the final moments of China Eastern Flight 5735 remained shrouded in secrecy, with few clues to a baffling descent from 29...
    18h42
A timeline of the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak and when passengers fell sick
GERALD IMRAY    More than 140 passengers and crew members are still sailing on a cruise ship that had an outbreak of hantavirus infections.
    15h31
Hamas says a son of its chief negotiator was killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza
WAFAA SHURAFA and TOQA EZZIDIN    Khalil al-Hayya’s 32-year-old son, Azzam, was wounded by a strike in Gaza City that killed another person and wounded several others.
    14h48
Man arrested on suspicion of weapon possession after report former Prince Andrew was threatened
the Associated Press    The suspect is being held for questioning at a nearby police station.
    08h50
Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio’s fence-mending visit over Trump attacks
NICOLE WINFIELD and MATTHEW LEE    Both the Vatican and the US State Department stressed that Rubio’s meetings with Leo and the Vatican’s top diplomat underscored strong bilateral ties.
    08h45
Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned cease-fire offer
The Associated Press    Incoming drones were destroyed over 20 Russian regions, including Moscow, according to the Defense Ministry.
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